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Diversification has been highlighted as an important part of family farms being fit for the future, but planning permission has been a stumbling block for many

Hopes new rules will reduce fly tipping on farmland

The vote has been welcomed welcomed by rural campaigners at the Countryside Alliance and the NFU

The complaint was made from someone living several miles away from the farm

A Conservative councillor in Cornwall has shown his support for local farmers after proposing a motion that would guarantee only local produce is served at council meetings.

A council’s decision to ban all meat and dairy products from its meetings menu has been branded a ‘slap in the face’ for local farmers by food and rural groups.